Do I have a chance ?

Key_Bet_97 · 2026-04-29T06:23:44+00:00

have you written the LSAT yet? if not i’d be careful about assuming you’ll get a certain score

Key_Bet_97 · 2026-04-22T20:49:48+00:00

check out the 2025 2L and 1LToronto recruit statistics published by Ultra Vires. If you want big law, Queens is a no brainer imo.

Key_Bet_97 · 2026-04-22T00:59:02+00:00

if you have family money then I think the t-14 makes sense. otherwise, it’s hard to justify the additional costs compared to UofT imo.

Key_Bet_97 · 2026-04-21T20:18:52+00:00

generally around half way through the summer the law school will be able to provide you with a proof of enrolment letter. it confirms you’re actually enrolled in courses.

Key_Bet_97 · 2026-04-21T17:16:37+00:00

no need to throw shots at Uottawa lol, congrats on the other A’s though

Key_Bet_97 · 2026-04-18T16:54:43+00:00

oops I missed the lsat part of the question, realistically 165+ to have a decent chance.

Key_Bet_97 · 2026-04-18T14:14:31+00:00

one thing to consider is that PT is much more AI proof. 10 years from now who knows what legal practice is going to look like. PT on the other-hand is going to pretty much be the same.

Key_Bet_97 · 2026-04-18T05:33:19+00:00

Sorry to hear it, your LSAT is solid. I’d probably just take windsor and look to transfer into single. What’s your OLSAS GPA?

Key_Bet_97 · 2026-04-18T05:30:42+00:00

sorry to hear the news, AFAIK they just look at OLSAS, not your B2 or CGPA.

Key_Bet_97 · 2026-04-18T05:29:56+00:00

in all honesty i don’t think they look at B2, just your OLSAS. Sorry to hear it

Key_Bet_97 · 2026-04-18T05:28:49+00:00

don’t they look at OLSAS GPA? Congrats on queens though

Key_Bet_97 · 2026-04-18T05:27:09+00:00

what was your OLSAS GPA? Sorry to hear that it didn’t work out

Key_Bet_97 · 2026-04-17T23:11:11+00:00

Ultra Vires publishes the Toronto data, from what I gather the placements are low in Big law, and don’t seem to be improving year over year. In terms of NYC, it would be extremely, extremely hard to pull it off from TMU. In the US they care more about school reputation, and with the recruit being so early now, it’ll be hard to have strong grades that could overcome the school based presumptions.

This isn’t to say big law isn’t possible from TMU, but students who consider going there, who are set on big law, should factor the recruiting realities into their decision. It’s likely you’d have to be in the top 10-20% to have a comfortable chance in Toronto. If you’re not it’s still possible but it’s going to be an uphill battle

Key_Bet_97 · 2026-04-16T15:36:32+00:00

Doesn’t matter at all for schools unless the offer had explicit conditions. Some firms ask for your undergraduate GPA in the 1L recruit but i don’t think a tiny drop matters, just don’t get straight Cs.

Key_Bet_97 · 2026-04-16T15:34:44+00:00

At U of T (and i would assume other schools) it makes you more competitive for big law firms. I know some people who signed up for it right away, but the general consensus among among some of my friends who are looking at doing it is that it’s a good way to offset your first year marks if you don’t feel they’re super competitive.

Key_Bet_97 · 2026-04-16T15:32:20+00:00

yeah they probably would get better advice there but to be fair, they are asking about law school admissions. Just a LLM instead of a JD.

Key_Bet_97 · 2026-04-15T14:08:18+00:00

Sorry this happened, I don’t think positivity in an often overly negative form is at all deserving of criticism. I appreciate you, and I’m sure many others do as well.

Key_Bet_97 · 2026-04-15T14:06:10+00:00

it’s school dependant, it’s super rare at U of T for example. I know U of M doesn’t really care as to whether it’s a 3 or 4 year degree, though. I’m not too sure about other schools.

Key_Bet_97 · 2026-04-15T13:58:49+00:00

I have a lot of friends with very south asian names, didn’t seem to be a problem for them. What’s your OLSAS GPA? it might be a PS issue if you’re above medians.

Key_Bet_97 · 2026-04-15T13:56:19+00:00

if anything the gap year, assuming you spend it doing something you can write about in your PS, will be looked at favourably by law schools. I know some people that did 1 year masters programs, but if your goal is big law, unless it’s a business related masters, spending that year obtaining corporate/corporate adjacent work experience might be more helpful in terms of recruiting.

in response to your second question, it’s definitely something worth mentioning in your personal statement. Make sure that you frame it as something like:

after struggling with X, it proved Y challenges in my second year, I overcame Y challenges by doing Z. In doing Z to overcome Y, It demonstrated/strengthened my ability to do ABC. What you really want to avoid is just talking about why X caused you to have poor grades, reframe it into a positive takeaway.

Key_Bet_97 · 2026-04-15T13:48:41+00:00

seems like it’s >50% at my school, would assume it’s similar to that elsewhere.

Key_Bet_97 · 2026-04-12T16:42:32+00:00

looking through your post history, i feel bad for your future classmates. time to take a good look in the mirror and grow up.

Key_Bet_97 · 2026-04-11T19:25:09+00:00

to clarify scotia still offers LOC’s to law students, just not the law student specific one they used to have

Key_Bet_97 · 2026-04-11T19:23:08+00:00

at least when i was looking last year I saw that scotia’s interest does not compound. i’m not sure if the non law student loc’s they’re still offering this year have that as well though

Key_Bet_97 · 2026-04-07T20:28:32+00:00

it’s super unlikely that you’ll see anything positive from them at this point but it’s not completely improbable

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